Premier mine

The Premier mine is an open cut coal mine located near the town of Collie in Western Australia. The mine is owned and operated by Premier Coal, a subsidiary of Wesfarmers Resources Group which in turn is a part of the larger Wesfarmers company.

On its website, Premier Coal states that "total coal production from Collie is currently in the order of 6.5 million tonnes, with over 80% used for power generation and steam raising (Verve Energy and Worsley). The remaining coal is consumed in synthetic rutile production by Iluka Resources (Capel and Narngulu) and Tiwest (Chandala) and cement production (Cockburn Cement). Small quantities of coal are also used as a heat source by industry and nurseries."

The company also states that it is "the sole supplier of the Collie A power station (1-1.2 million tonnes per year) and also supplies nearly 2 million tonnes to Muja Power Station. Both of these are serviced by a conveyor from the mine site. Coal is also delivered by rail to Kwinana Power Station."

Since commencing operations in the 1950's the mine has, according to the company, "supplied approximately 90 million tonnes of coal".

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